Copenhagen Sprint Men 2026

Belgium's Jordi Meeus celebrates after winning the men's World Tour race Copenhagen Sprint from Roskilde to Copenhagen in Copenhagen on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Belgium's Jordi Meeus celebrates after winning the 2025 World Tour race Copenhagen Sprint men's race (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Date	June 14, 2026
Start location	tba
Finish location	Copenhagen
Length	tba
UCI class	WorldTour
Last edition	2025 Copenhagen Sprint Men
Previous winner	Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)

TAVIRA, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 21: Jordi Meeus of Belgium and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of (L-R) Alberto Dainese of Italy and Tudor Pro Cycling Team, Biniam Girmay of Eritrea and Team Intermarche - Wanty, Madis Mihkels of Estonia and Team EF Education - EasyPost, Arnaud De Lie of Belgium and Team Lotto and Milan Fretin of Belgium and Team Cofidis during to the 51st Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta, Stage 3 a 183.5km stage from Vila Real Santo Antonio to Tavira on February 21, 2025 in Tavira, Portugal. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images) — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Copenhagen Sprint Men information

The Copenhagen Sprint races were created after the successful 2022 Tour de France Grand Depart, with the UCI quickly giving both the men's and women's races WorldTour status. The organisers were praised for awarding equal prize money for the women's and men's events. The races were held for the first time in 2025.

The racing was held across the same weekend with the women's race on the Saturday and the men's race on the Sunday. The men's race will be held on June 14 in 2026.

Due to the flat terrain in Denmark, the Copenhagen Sprint race is suited to the sprints, with a city centre finish, although crosswinds could also be a factor.

Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) won the 2025 Copenhagen Sprint men's race just 48 hours after leaving the Tour de Suisse.

Meeus beat Alexis Renard (Cofidis) and Emilien Jeannière (Team TotalEnergies) in a high-speed sprint.

Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2026 Copenhagen Sprint men's race for our full race report, results, photo galleries, news and race analysis.

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